INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Supreme Court has actually revealed that it will provide its decision tomorrow (23) regarding the petition submitted by the Democratic
National Alliance (DNA), looking for a writ order invalidating the decision of the District Returning Officer to decline their election for
the Vanni Electoral District in the General Election.The DNA had actually submitted this petition on October 18 following the decision by
the Vanni District Returning Officer to reject their nomination submission and the petition demands the Supreme Court to provide a writ
order invalidating the decision.After thinking about the realities provided from both parties, the Supreme Court explained that the turned
down nomination paper ought to be accepted by the appropriate District Returning Officer in accordance with the existing laws.Accordingly,
the three-judge bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justices Preethi Padman Surasena, Shiran Gunaratne and Achala Wengappuli ordered
that the decision and its validation would be pronounced in court tomorrow (23 )
The petition was submitted by Pararajasingham Udayarasa, the authorized officer of the DNA, and two others, naming the Commissioner General
of the Election Commission, its members, the Vanni District Returning Officer, and several others as respondents.In the relevant petition,
filed through Attorney-at-Law Sanath Wijewardane, the petitioners declare that they have actually submitted their election papers to the
District Returning Officer for the Vanni electoral district in order to contest in the upcoming General Election.The petition states that
the District Returning Officer declined their election submission at the time, mentioning that it had actually not been appropriately
submitted.The petitioners declare that the rejection of the election documents was unlawful, arguing that all required documents had
actually been correctly submitted and the petition demands the Supreme Court to release a writ order revoking the District Returning
Officers decision.In addition, the petitioners seek an interim order to be issued delaying the General Election polling in the Vanni
Electoral District, currently set up for November 14, up until the haring of the case is concluded and a final decision is provided.
